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Penalty on person found on premises during closing hours.
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27. If during any period during which any premises are required under the provisions of the principal Act to be closed any person is found on such premises, he shall, unless he satisfies the court that he was an inmate, servant, or a lodger on such premises, or a bonâ fide traveller, or that otherwise his presence on such premises was not in contravention of the provisions of the principal Act with respect to the closing of licensed premises and premises kept by a spirit grocer, be liable to a penalty not exceeding forty shillings.
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Any constable may demand the name and address of any person found on any premises during the period during which they are required by the provisions of the principal Act to be closed, and if he has reasonable ground to suppose that the name or address given is false may require evidence of the correctness of such name and address, and may, if such person fail upon such demand to give his name or address, or such evidence, apprehend him without warrant, and carry him as soon as practicable before a justice of the peace.
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Any person required by a constable under this section to give his name and address who fails to give the same, or gives a false name or address, or gives false evidence with respect to such name and address, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five pounds.
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